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Cinematic Countrysides

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 An innovative study of the neglected topic of cinematic representations of the countryside, through historical analysis, theoretical critique and explorations of genre, national cinema and urban representations -- .
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Interpreting Rock Movies - Pop Film And Its Critics In Britain

by Andrew Caine

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 Andrew Caine details the reaction to British and American pop films during the 1950s and 1960s to provide a valuable insight into British film criticism, teenage culture during the 1950s and 1960s and the generic status of rock films/teen movies and cultural hierarchies. -- .
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Defining Cult Movies - The Cultural Politics Of Oppositional Taste

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 This study stresses the sheer diversity of the films which have been brought together under the term "cult movies". It concentrates on the analysis of cult movies, how they are defined, who defines them and the cultural politics of definitions.
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Cinematic Countrysides

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 An innovative study of the neglected topic of cinematic representations of the countryside, through historical analysis, theoretical critique and explorations of genre, national cinema and urban representations -- .
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Monsters In The Closet - Homosexuality And The Horror Film

by Harry Benshoff

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 This history of the horror film explores the genre's relationship to the social and cultural history of homosexuality in America. The text draws on a wide variety of films and primary sources including censorship files, critical reviews, promotional materials, fanzines and popular news weeklies.
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The Dolby Era - Film Sound In Contemporary Hollywood

by Gianluca Sergi

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 This book tells the story of the arrival of Dolby onto the film scene in the early 70s, and its profound impact on Hollywood filmmakers and audiences worldwide. -- .
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Realism And Popular Cinema

by Julia Hallam e Margaret Marshment

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 An exploration of how popular films use realist forms to address contentious social and political issues such as social exclusion, war and violence. Focusing on key moments in film history, it examines the uses of realism in national cinemas as a context for an in-depth analysis of popular films.
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Hollywood Hype And Audiences - Selling And Watching

by Thomas Austin

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 Austin presents a multi-dimensional investigation of popular film as a commercial, cultural and social phenomenon, focusing on "Basic Instinct", "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and "Natural Born Killers"; and on important - and marketable - issues such as sex and violence.
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Spanish Popular Cinema

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 Spanish Popular Cinema is the first European language work to focus exclusively on this neglected aspect of Spain's film history. Moving from the 1930s to the present, the contributors to this book provide a diverse collection of essays that reassess some of the forgotten and critically overlooked works of Spanish popular cinema. -- .
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New Hollywood Violence

by Steven Jay Schneider

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 'New Hollywood violence' is a groundbreaking collection of essays devoted to an interrogation of various aspects, dimensions and issues - historical, conceptual, empirical, aesthetic, cultural and ideological - relating to the depiction of violence in what has come to be known as New Hollywood filmmaking. -- .
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Film Stars - Hollywood And Beyond

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 A collection of essays on the concept of film stardom, and the shifting definition of a 'star'. The collection ranges across contemporary stars such as Sandra Bullock, Jackie Chan and Jim Carrey, those from Hollywood's past like Clara Bow and Charlton Heston, and those from other arenas, such as Prince and Cynthia Rothrock. -- .
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Growing Up With Audrey Hepburn - Text, Audience, Resonance

by Rachel Moseley

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 Featuring reseach into the experience of British women who have admired her in the 1950s, 1960s and the 1990s, this is a study of Audrey Hepburn's star persona and films, which suggests that the flexibility of Hepburn's image has contributed to her enduring appeal.
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The Nature Study Movement - The Forgotten Popularizer Of America'S Conservation Ethic

by Kevin C. Armitage

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 Beginning in the late nineteenth century, thousands of Americans turned to an unexpected pastime that had been theirs to take up all along: the study of nature. This title presents the comprehensive history of the nature study movement, demonstrating its significance to American environmental thought and politics.
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Irish Nationalism And European Integration - The Official Redefinition Of The Island Of Ireland

by Katy Hayward

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 Irish nationalism and European integration are enduringly powerful forces â€" each able to provoke momentous change in national identities, borders and governance. This book analyses the ways in which Irish political leaders have assiduously presented these two forces as complementary and, in so doing, have redefined the island of Ireland as a whole. -- .
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Trash Or Treasure - Censorship And The Changing Meanings Of The Video Nasties

by Kate Egan

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 Trash or Treasure is a study of the British video nasties, examining the historical circulation of banned films. The book argues that censorship is not just about rules and regulations, but also about the discourses that generate censorship, and the cultural and commercial consequences of a censorship act or law -- .
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Trash Or Treasure - Censorship And The Changing Meanings Of The Video Nasties

by Kate Egan

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 Trash or treasure is a wide-ranging historical study of the British circulation of the video nasties - A term that was originally coined to ban a group of horror videos in Britain in the 1980s but which continues to have cultural resonance in Britain up to the present day.
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Memory And Popular Film

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 "Memory and Popular Film" uses memory as a specific framework for the cultural study of film. Taking Hollywood as its focus, the text provides a sustained, interdisciplinary perspective on memory and film, from early cinema to the present.

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